The flower language and symbolic meaning of lotus flowers
As one of the top ten famous flowers in China, lotus flowers carry thousands of years of cultural heritage. From the Book of Songs,"There are Pu and Lotus on the bank of the lake" to Zhu Ziqing's "Moonlight on the Lotus Pond", this kind of fairy in the water has always affected the feelings of literati and elegant scholars. This article will deeply interpret the multi-dimensional value of lotus flowers in spiritual symbols and spatial layout from the perspective of plant culture. The three major cultural symbol systems of lotus flowers are the materialization of the innocent character of the lotus flower. The image of "getting out of the mud without staining" established by Zhou Dunyi's "On Love Lotus" makes lotus flowers a natural teaching material for integrity education. Its flower language system contains four dimensions: biological characteristics correspond to innocence (white petals), firmness (upright stems), belief (growing in the sun), and loyalty (merging phenomenon). Modern research has found that the self-cleaning effect formed by nano-scale protrusions on the surface of lotus leaves is a scientific annotation of its anti-fouling characteristics. The dual sustenance of religion and folk customs The lotus seat in the eight treasures of Buddhism symbolizes ultimate consciousness, while Taoism regards it as the carrier of longevity. In folk marriage customs, the "Two Immortals of Harmony" hold the shape of lotus flowers to symbolize a lasting marriage. The "Painting of the Clear River and the Sea" collected by the Palace Museum shows that the combination of lotus flowers and crabapple symbolizes "the four seas are peaceful." This pattern is common in traditional architectural colored paintings. Activator of spatial energy field In geomancy, lotus water features have special field adjustment functions: lotus ponds are arranged in the southeast of the courtyard to enhance Wenchang's transportation; lotus meticulous paintings are hung in the bedroom to adjust the energy of the couple's palace; glazed lotus decorations are placed in the entrance, which can form a gas field cycle of "water generates wealth." Attention should be paid to avoid setting up too many water plants in the northwest dry area to prevent imbalance between yin and yang. Modern practice of lotus application In contemporary landscape design, the lotus ecological pool has become an important component of the sponge city. The stone lotus pond of the Suzhou Museum cleverly blends traditional images with modern architectural language. In the field of home soft decoration, the combination of lotus element curtains and blue and white porcelain can create a spatial aesthetics of "elegant halls."
From Dunhuang murals to the Metaverse Digital Art Exhibition, lotus flowers have always been a living carrier of cultural inheritance. This growth philosophy, which is rooted in the mud and towards the light, provides modern people with a spiritual model for poetic dwelling. When we stare at the morning dew on the lotus petals, we may be able to see the clearest truth in our hearts.